New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
the Island Of Hanan affairs throughout the East were
quiet .s
training squadron at Brdgeton Barbados January H.
TRANSIT ACROSS THE IsTHMUs

TRANSIT ACROSS THE ISTHMUS
THE RADs SHIP RAILWAY SCHEME BROUGHT UP IN
THE SENATE.
w.survcroy Feb 5.-The bill to incorporate the
Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway Company tthe Eads
Tehuantepec bin wes taken up by the Senate to-
dsy as special order Mr.. Morgan In an argument 10
support OF the bill declared himself IN favor OIL Z
policy kethat embodied in the resolutions reported
ecmc ago by Senator Eaton OF Connecticut IRON
the Committee on Foreign Relations that whatever
transit there might be across the sthmus should be
undor the control of the United States Government,
either absolutely and independently or in connection
with the Government through whose territory IL
masses 40 to the Panama Canal he Thought that the
United States Government had been little derect IN
not nformin France iii France was the power Dehihd
the canal budcrs that this Government had an inter-
eat I'm that question, predominant over that OF any
other government In the world; and that certain
guarantees were necessary to he given in relation 10
the transit OF ships through that canal which wonld
entirely satisfy the people OF the United States tat
in peace and in war; their interests in connection with
that transi: 10 be absolutely preserved and pro-
tected He had read this morning letter from q
Naval officer stating that several lsrse war vessels OF
England and France were lying in the neighborhood
OF the mouth of the Panama Canal ostensiby LOT tne
purpose OF transferring crews ny the Panama nal,
road between their Atlantic and Pacific squadrons lie
did interpret their presence there as being any ort
OF threat but he did interpret 1t as sign that pom Oh
those governments the lookout for their in-
terests In that quarter -,
This letter. continued the Senator. confirmed belet
which he had had for long time that the ISLANDS
which lay conveniently near to the mouth OF the
Panama Canal would he taken possession Of and forth
fed by one those great powers which one he was not
prepared determine 1t would be race OF diligence,
he thought rs to which should get ahead. His own
belief was that those governments were preparing 10
seize islands in the vicinity of that canal with view
OF having an independent right to them, ana inc
power of fortitying them at their will and pleasure.
What foothod, he asked had the United States Gov
eminent got in that section of the world Nothlng
except the precarious paper right which 1t had under
the CLAYTON Bulwer Treaty He referred to the iact
of the British Government taking possession OF the
island of Cyprus in order to control the Suez Canal
Mr. IIoar remarked that the subject was very I'M
portant one that had not been expected to come
and that consequently hut few Senators were IN tho
chamber: ard he suggested whether the Senator
would not prefer to continue his speech on Monday
Mr.. Morgan said that he would
Mr.. Hale offered amendment that EXCEPT ms 10
the guarantee OF $500 900 expressly provided in
the bin the United States should he. in no respect
whatever, liable for any debt obligation OF the COM